Cairo (UNA/Xinhua) – Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed on Tuesday that China and Egypt set an exemplary model of friendship, solidarity, and coordination among developing countries, through strong mutual political trust, mutually beneficial fruitful cooperation, and close and effective coordination on multilateral affairs.
Xi made these remarks in a speech upon his arrival in Cairo for a visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended sincere greetings and best wishes to the Egyptian government and the Egyptian people.
He said that China and Egypt are ancient civilizations and enjoy a traditional friendship that has lasted for thousands of years and stood the test of time.
He explained that over the past 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have stood by each other and strived for mutually beneficial cooperation, regardless of changes in international and regional conditions.
He noted that in the past few years, the two heads of state have jointly led the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Egypt to achieve a developmental leap, stressing that during the visit, he will hold in-depth exchanges of views with the Egyptian president on bilateral relations, comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, and international and regional issues of common concern, indicating that they will jointly formulate a plan for developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and write a new chapter in the friendship.
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